Tie-press.



E. SCHMlERER.

'THE PRESS. APFHCATIQN FILED AUG-H. ms.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

EUGENE SCHMIERER, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

TIE-lRESS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. a, 1916.

Application filed August 11,1915. Serial No. 4 1,905.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, EUGENE Scrnunnnn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie- Iresses, of which the following is a specificatioIn My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for pressing neck-ties or other more or less similar articles of apparel.

An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and convenient in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, formed in a collapsible unit, having a plurality of pairs of pressing surfaces, which may be operated independently of each other. p

A further object of the invention is to provide novel and simple preferably resilicnt means for-holding the pressing surfaces in engagement with the article or articles arranged between them. i

A further object of the invention is to provide means adapted to pivotally connect the pressing members aiul to holdthem in pressing contact with .the article or articles arranged therebctween.

Other objects and advantages of the in vcntion will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same. Figure 1 is a plan view of apparatus embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the apparatus closed and, Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the/apparatus partly open.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention. the numeral ll) dcs ignates outcr pressing members or plates, between which is arrangcdan inner pressing member or plate 1. adapted to be preferably permanently pivotally connected with the opposite longitudinal edges of the outer plates. whereby the apparatus is in the form of a collapsible unit. Attached to the opposite longitudinal edges of the outer pressing members or plates 10 are knuckles, apertured pivot members or eyebolts 12, disposed adjacent knuckles, apertured pivot members or eye-bolts 13, attached to the opposite longitudinal edges of the inner pressing member or plate 11, as shown. Disposed upon opposite sides of the plate 11 are preferably resilient rods or members ll, provided at their ends with laterally bent or crank portions 15, having longitudinal extensions 16, passing through the knuckles l2 and 13. and forming therewith hinges for pivotally. connecting the plates 10 and 11. as shown. Attached to'the opposite edges of the plates 10' are pins or connecting members 16, adapted for detachable engagement with the resilient rods It and to be arranged inwardly of them, as shown. It is thus apparent that the rods'll serve to pivotally connect the plates 10 and 11 and to yieldingly hold them in the closed position.

In use, assuming that the outer plates 10 are held in the closed position by the rods 14 and associated elements. either plate 10 may he first released by swinging the corresponding rod 14 away from it to disengage the pins 16. This outer plate 10 is then moved to the open position and one-half of an ordinary four-in-hand tie inserted between the open plate 10 and the inner plate 11, subsequent to which this outer plate is returned to the closed position and held there in by the rod 14 and associated elements. The other outer plate 10 may now be moved to the outer position,'and the other half of the tiearranged between it and the inner plate 11. This outer plate is now returned to the closed position and held therein by the rod 14 and associated elements. It is thus apparent that by having the outer plates 10 independently movable. one-half of the tie may beinserted within the ress without disturbing the other half or allowing. it to slip within or from the press. It also renders the placing of the tie in the press more convenient, for when one end is clamped to the press the other may be more conveniently placed therein. it is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same. and that various changes in the shape,

size. and arrangement of parts may be resorl'cd to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. In a press of the character described, a pair of outer plates, an inner plate arranged between the outer plates and permanently pivotally connected with the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, and yielding means for holding the outer plates adjacent the inner plate.

2. In a press of the character described, a pair of outer plates, an inner plate disposed between the outer plates and having its opposite longitudinal edges pivotally connected with the longitudinal edges of the outer plates, and members associated 'with the inner plate and adapted for detachable connection with the outer plates to hold them adjacent the inner plate.

3. In a press of the character described, a pair ofouter plates, an inner plate arranged between the outer plates and having pivotal connection with the outer plates so that the outer plates may be swung with relation to the inner plate toward and away from the same, and means for holding the outer plates adjacent the inner plate.

- 4. In a tie press of the character described, an innerplate, a pair of outer plates arranged upon opposite sides of the inner plate, apertured pivot members carried by the opposite longitudinal edges of the inner plate and the corresponding edges of the outer plates, and rods having portions adapted for detachable connection with the free edges of the outer plates with their ends inserted within the apertured pivot members for forming hinges therewith.

5. In a tie press of the character described, an inner plate, a pair of outer plates arranged upon opposite sides thereof, apertured pivot members secured to the inner plate near its opposite longitudinal edges and to the outer plates near their corresponding edges, rods extending longitudinally of the plates and having crank portions to enter the apertured pivot members to form hinges therewith, and elements secured to the outer plates near their free edges and adapted for detachable engagement with the rods.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE SCHMIERER.

\Vitnesses B. F. GRIFFIN, M. E. CURRAN. 

